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Sant'Andrea della Valle
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Topped by the highest dome in Rome (designed by Maderno) after St. Peter's, this huge and imposing 17th-century church is remarkably balanced in design. Note the early-17th-century frescoes in the choir vault by Domenichino and those by Lanfranco in the dome, one of the earliest ceilings in full baroque style, its upward vortex influenced by Correggio's dome in Parma of which Lanfranco was also a citizen. The three massive paintings of Saint Andrew's martyrdom are by Maria Preti (1650-51). Richly marbled and decorated chapels flank the nave, and in such a space, Puccini set the first act of Tosca.
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